UPDATE: Marriott, Kyo-Ya to Engage in Negotiations with Local 5

“We continue to respect the right of our employees at Kyo-ya’s five properties in Hawai‘i to participate in a work stoppage which began on Monday, Oct. 8, when Local 5 called them to walk off their jobs.

“Today, we received our first request from Local 5 to continue the negotiations process.

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“The Kyo-ya team remains committed to bargaining in good faith. Our door has always been open, and we look forward to productive meetings with Local 5 on Oct. 26 and 27.”

ORIGINAL POST: 10.19.18, 2:33 PM

Kyo-Ya and Marriott have agreed to sit down at the bargaining table with representatives from UNITE HERE Local 5 next week on Oct. 26 and 27, 2018, to address core labor concerns.

Support from the labor movement has been broad and deep the union said. OPEIU (Office and Professional Employees International Union) made a public statement supporting the national Marriott strike. Their local affiliate, the Hawaii Nurses Association OPEIU 50, has been joining the Hawai‘i picket lines.

Two public sector unions, the United Public Workers and the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly, wrote public statements supporting the strike.

The Association of Flight Attendants, which books hundreds of flight attendant crew rooms each night in Honolulu, announced that they will not cross Local 5 picket lines.

Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Union honored the strike and checked out of 100 rooms that were booked for a week at Sheraton Maui for their conference.